Alina Bricman
Director of EU Affairs, B’nai B’rith International
2021
Alina Bricman is the Director of EU Affairs of the Jewish advocacy and service organization B’nai B’rith International. Since its founding in 1843, B’nai B’rith has been dedicated to tackling antisemitism, promoting intergroup understanding and improving quality of life world-wide through its humanitarian efforts. Based in Brussels, Alina coordinates B’nai B’rith’s work with the European Union institutions as well as civil society and industry experts to tackle anti-Semitism, strengthen EU-Israel relations and promote Holocaust remembrance.
She formerly served as President of the European Union of Jewish Students (EUJS), an umbrella organization representing young Jews in 35 countries, between 2017 – 2019. Prior to that, she worked for the Representation of the European Commission in Romania and for the Median Research Centre, a Romanian civil society NGO focused on civil engagement and combating xenophobia. She studied Political Science in the National School of Political and Administrative Studies in Bucharest and at the Central European University in Budapest.
This cannot be thought of as a conference or a summit. The stakes are simply too high and the data/conversation and methods to drive action more valuable/motivating than any gathering I have attended. I took more than 100 pages of notes and have shared them with my CBS News leadership team, anchors, producers, and correspondents. Nothing about this gathering was easy. The agony around this topic is real. But no one curious about it could ask for a more devoted, rational, or unflinching look into this dark but decipherable world.
